http://governor.wy.gov/rss/proclamations/en-ushttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/66.html2008-07-03T00:00:00 <h3>HELL on WHEELS DAYS</h3> <br />    WHEREAS, this is a great event for the Town of Cheyenne, the surrounding area, the Great State of Wyoming, and the region; and <br /><br />    WHEREAS, there is no question that the spirit of the old westhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/guns--hoses-blood-drive-week1.html2008-06-30T01:00:00 <h3>GUNS &amp; HOSES BLOOD DRIVE WEEK</h3> <p> <br /> WHEREAS, The Cheyenne Fire/Emergency Department and the Cheyenne Law Enforcement Department recognize the shortage of blood on a local level, both parties witnessing it first hand, andhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/nola-wallace-day.html2008-06-30T01:00:00 <h3>NOLA WALLACE DAY</h3> <p> <br />WHEREAS public health nursing is an organization within the Community and Rural Health Division of the Wyoming Department of Health and it is it is the mission of the Wyoming Department of Health to prohttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/71.html2008-06-27T00:00:00 <h3>HIV TESTING DAY</h3> <br />WHEREAS, Wyoming supports observances that increase communication, education and awareness of public health issues such as HIV/AIDS and initiatives to increase testing of this disease in order to stop the spread;http://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/68.html2008-06-22T00:00:00 <h3>LIGHTNING SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK</h3> <br />WHEREAS, lightning is the second greatest storm-related killer in the United States, second only to floods; and <br /><br />WHEREAS, lighting kills more people in the United States than either torhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/70.html2008-06-15T00:00:00 <h3>ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY</h3> <br />    WHEREAS Wyoming’s seniors are valued members of society and it is our collective responsibility to ensure they live safely and with dignity; and<br /><br />    WHEREAS abuse of older people is a trahttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/17.html2008-06-14T00:00:00 <h3>WYOMING STATE CHAMPIONSHIP CHILI COOKOFF DAY</h3> <br />WHEREAS, this is a great event for the Town of Chugwater, the surrounding area, the Great State of Wyoming, and the region.<br /><br />WHEREAS, there is no question that chili is one http://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/51.html2008-06-14T00:00:00 <h3>SHRINE ALL-STAR FOOTBALL DAY<br /><br /></h3>    WHEREAS, in 1922, the first Shriners’ Hospital opened in Shreveport, Louisiana.  This marked a commitment the Shrine of North America has continued for generations – helping children build betthttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/65.html2008-06-09T00:00:00 <h3>AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE PROFESSIONALS WEEK</h3> <br />WHEREAS, the automotive service professional, an invaluable member of the automotive service industry, is a highly trained and skilled individual; and<br /><br />WHEREAS, there are over 1,00http://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/67.html2008-06-07T00:00:00 <h3>HOBY YOUTH LEADERSHIP WEEKEND</h3> <br />    WHEREAS, America’s future is in the hands of our youth, Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY), a non-profit organization, was established in 1958 dedicated to providing lifelong leadership opporthttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/58.html2008-06-03T00:00:00 <h3>CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL DAY</h3> <br />WHEREAS, sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski, who never received any formal art training, in 1939 won first place for sculpture at New York’s World Fair and then moved to the Black Hills of South Dakota to work http://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/69.html2008-06-01T00:00:00 <h3>WYOMING BIKE MONTH<br /><br /></h3>WHEREAS, the State of Wyoming seeks to promote bicycle commuting and bicycle safety in its communities, and<br /><br />WHEREAS, the Wyoming Department of Transportation encourages motorists and bicyclists tohttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/62.html2008-06-01T00:00:00 <div align="left"> <h3>NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION</h3> </div> <br />WHEREAS, in 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt hosted the first meeting of the nation’s governors at the White House to discuss conserving America’s natural resourhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/64.html2008-06-01T00:00:00 <h3>THE SUMMER OF THE TROOPERS: </h3> <h3> WYOMING’S MUSICAL AMBASSADORS</h3> <br />WHEREAS, 2008 marks the 50th Anniversary of the Troopers Drum and Bugle Corps of Casper, Wyoming; and<br /><br />WHEREAS, in 1967 the Wyoming State Legislahttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/63.html2008-05-26T00:00:00 <h3>MEMORIAL DAY</h3> <br />WHEREAS, since the beginning of our Nation’s history, America’s brave men and women have willingly sacrificed their lives in defense of freedom to preserve our liberty at home and on foreign shores; and<br /><br />Whttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/4.html2008-05-20T00:00:00 <h3>Wyoming Literacy Day</h3> <br />WHEREAS, the State of Wyoming values her children above all else; and<br /><br /> WHEREAS, the citizens of Wyoming recognize that the ability of their children to read is the cornerstone to their success in http://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/38.html2008-05-18T00:00:00 <h3>PUBLIC WORKS WEEK<br /><br /></h3>WHEREAS, public works infrastructure, facilities and services are of vital importance to the health, safety and well-being of the people of Wyoming; and,<br /><br />WHEREAS, such facilities and services couldhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/53.html2008-05-18T00:00:00 <h3>EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK</h3> <br />    WHEREAS, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) provides a vital public health service; and<br /><br />    WHEREAS, the members of Emergency Medical Services teams are ready to provide lifesaving cahttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/61.html2008-05-17T00:00:00 <h3>ARMED FORCES DAY</h3> <br />WHEREAS, before the year 1950, the Uniformed Services each had their own recognition day; and<br /><br />WHEREAS, in 1949, the United States Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson declared that these days of recognihttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/livestrong-day1.html2008-05-13T00:00:00 <div align="left"> <h3>LIVESTRONG DAY<br /></h3> </div>    WHEREAS, according to the Wyoming Department of Health, cancer is the 2nd leading cause of death in Wyoming; and<br /><br />    WHEREAS, three out of four people in their lifetimehttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/home-education-week1.html2008-05-11T01:15:00 <h3> <b style=""> <span style="">HOME EDUCATION WEEK</span> </b> </h3> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 5pt 0in;"> <b style=""> <span style=""> <o:p>     WHEREAS, the State of Wyoming is committed tohttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/invasive-weed-awareness-week.html2008-05-11T01:00:00 <h3>INVASIVE WEED AWARENESS WEEK</h3> <br />WHEREAS, Wyoming has regularly dealt with the presence of  unwanted invasive weeds that are not native to the state that by which of their invasive nature poses a genuine danger to the well being of http://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/59.html2008-05-11T00:00:00 <h3>WOMEN’S HEALTH WEEK</h3> <br />    WHEREAS, National Women’s Health Week celebrates the extraordinary progress in women’s health and recognizes that more needs to be done to safeguard the health of women for generations to come; and <br />http://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/60.html2008-05-11T00:00:00 <h3>WYOMING AMERICORPS WEEK<br /><br /></h3>    WHEREAS, the AmeriCorps program has proven to be a highly effective way to engage Wyoming citizens and Americans across the country of all ages and backgrounds in meeting a wide range of community nhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/47.html2008-05-11T00:00:00 <h3>WYOMING LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL WEEK and<br />WYOMING LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL DAY<br /></h3> <br />    WHEREAS, Law Enforcement Officers are the guardians of life and property, defenders of the individual right to be free, warriors in thhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/52.html2008-05-10T00:00:00 <h3>STAMP OUT HUNGER DAY</h3> <br />WHEREAS, the National Association of Letter Carriers is conducting the largest one-day food drive; and <br /><br />WHEREAS, Wyoming letter carriers along with their counter parts rural route carriers and conhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/57.html2008-05-10T00:00:00 <h3>NATIONAL TOURISM WEEK IN WYOMING </h3> <br />   WHEREAS, travel and tourism is at the heart of America’s economic and national security, and generates millions of jobs and billions in taxes, and is a vital resource in improving America’s ihttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/56.html2008-05-09T00:00:00 <h3>NATIVE AMERICAN DAY</h3> <br />    WHEREAS, in 2004, the fifty-seventh state legislature, enacted that the second Friday of May be forever observed as “NATIVE AMERICAN DAY.”  Public school children, libraries, state and local governments, http://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/50.html2008-05-06T00:00:00 <h3>NURSES WEEK</h3> <br />WHEREAS, The Department of Health is the second largest department in Wyoming State Government, and nurses are the largest workforce within the Department of Health, and <br /><br />WHEREAS, nurses in the Department http://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/cinco-de-mayo-celebration-day.html2008-05-05T01:00:00 <h3>CINCO DE MAYO CELEBRATION DAY</h3> <br />    WHEREAS, on the fifth day of May in 1862, a small band of Mexican soldiers defeated the French army three times its size at Puebla, marking an important milestone in the freedom of the Mexican phttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/55.html2008-05-05T00:00:00 <h3>WYOMING CORRECTIONAL PROFESSIONALS’ WEEK</h3> <br />    WHEREAS, Wyoming Department of Corrections’ staff provides for the safety of Wyoming families and individuals by effectively managing offenders in prison and in the community; and <brhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/46.html2008-05-05T00:00:00 <h3>BUILDING SAFETY WEEK<br /><br /></h3>    WHEREAS, through our continuing efforts to address critical safety issues in the built environment that affect the citizens of Wyoming, regardless of age or occupation, both in everyday life and in timhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/municipal-clerks-week.html2008-05-04T01:00:00 <h3>MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK</h3> <br />WHEREAS, The Office of Municipal Clerk, a time honored and vital part of local government, exists throughout the world, and<br /><br />WHEREAS, The Office of Municipal Clerk provides the professional link bhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/54.html2008-05-04T00:00:00 <h3>CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK</h3> <br />    WHEREAS, Wyoming joins in the National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week in recognizing that good mental health is essential to everyone’s overall health and well-being: and, <brhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/community-action-month1.html2008-05-01T01:00:00 <h3>COMMUNITY ACTION MONTH</h3> <br />    WHEREAS, Community Action Agencies were created as the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 was signed into law; and<br /><br />    WHEREAS, Community Action Agencies have been promoting self-sufficiency fhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/49.html2008-05-01T00:00:00 <h3>WATER SAFETY MONTH</h3> <br />    WHEREAS, the citizens of Wyoming promote the vital role that education regarding the topic of water safety play in preventing drownings and recreational water-related injuries; and <br /><br />    WHEREAS,http://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/43.html2008-05-01T00:00:00 <h3>HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH</h3> <br />WHEREAS, Wyoming has a rich history and architectural resources that represents our Western Heritage to the citizen and the visitor; <br /><br />WHEREAS, there is a willingness among Wyoming communitihttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/44.html2008-05-01T00:00:00 <h3>FOSTER CARE MONTH<br /><br /></h3>    WHEREAS, the family, serving as the primary source of love, identity, self-esteem and support, is the very foundation of our communities and our State, and<br /><br />    WHEREAS, in the state of Wyoming http://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/45.html2008-05-01T00:00:00 <h3>ALPHA – 1 DEFICIENCY AWARENESS MONTH<br /><br /></h3>    WHEREAS, Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AAT Deficiency or Alpha-1) is one of the most common, serious, hereditary disorders in the world, and can result in life-threatening liver or luhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/37.html2008-05-01T00:00:00 <h3>OLDER AMERICANS MONTH 2008</h3> <br />    WHEREAS, the State of Wyoming acknowledges May as Older Americans Month 2008:  “Working together for Strong, Healthy and Supportive Communities; and<br />  <br />    WHEREAS, Wyoming is a communityhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/23.html2008-05-01T00:00:00 <h3>NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER</h3> <br />WHEREAS, National Days of Prayer have been a part of our country’s heritage since they were declared by the First Continental Congress in 1775; and <br /><br />WHEREAS, the 57th observance of the National http://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/28.html2008-05-01T00:00:00 <h3>WYOMING MOTORCYCLE SAFETY AND AWARENESS MONTH </h3> <br />   WHEREAS, the numbers of motorcycle, sidecar, and tricycle riders traveling the roads and highways of Wyoming increase each spring; and <br /><br />    WHEREAS, such alternative fhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/32.html2008-05-01T00:00:00 <h3>DAY OF HONOR FOR WOUNDED SOLDIERS</h3> <br />    WHEREAS, the State of Wyoming has always honored the sacrifice of the men and women in the Armed Forces; and <br /><br />    WHEREAS, the Silver Star Families of America was formed to make shttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/33.html2008-05-01T00:00:00    WHEREAS, people of all ages throughout the world have developed illnesses from Toxic Injury, also referred to by some as Chemically Induced Illness; and <br /><br />    WHEREAS, Toxic Injury is often characterized by heightened sensitivity to verhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/25.html2008-04-28T00:00:00 <h3>ARBOR DAY</h3> <br />WHEREAS, the last Monday in April has been officially designated as Arbor Day in the state of Wyoming; and<br /><br />    WHEREAS, Arbor Day has been observed throughout the nation and the world for 136 years, and has http://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/days-of-remembrance1.html2008-04-27T01:00:00 <div align="left"> <h3>DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE</h3> </div>    WHEREAS, the Holocaust was the state-sponsored, systematic persecution and annihilation of European Jewry by Nazi Germany and its collaborators between 1933 and 1945.  Jews were thhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/36.html2008-04-26T00:00:00 <h3>UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH DAY 2008</h3> <br />WHEREAS, the University of Wyoming has continuously increased its competitive research enterprise. In fiscal year 2007 external research funding established a new record by exceeding $7 2 million,http://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/42.html2008-04-25T00:00:00 <h3>CHILDREN’S MEMORIAL FLAG DAY</h3> <br />WHEREAS, the Child Welfare League of America has promoted the Children's Memorial Flag as a way of memorializing the thousands of children and teenagers in the United States who die violently each yehttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/41.html2008-04-24T00:00:00 <h3>YOUTH LEADERSHIP WEEKEND</h3> <br />    WHEREAS, America’s greatest resource is our youth.  In 1982, with that in mind, the Wyoming Leadership Seminar was established, a non-profit organization, dedicated to the recognition and developmenthttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/48.html2008-04-23T00:00:00 <h3>MARTA STROOCK DAY</h3> <br />WHEREAS, Marta Stroock has left an indelible mark on the State of Wyoming and the many, many people and organizations she has come in contact with; and<br /><br />WHEREAS, Marta has worked tirelessly to improvehttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/40.html2008-04-22T00:00:00 <h3>EQUAL PAY DAY</h3> <br />WHEREAS, forty-five years after the passage of the Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, women continue to suffer the consequences of inequitable pay differentials; and<br /><br />WHEREAS, according http://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/small-business-week.html2008-04-21T01:30:00 <h3>SMALL BUSINESS WEEK<br /><br /></h3>WHEREAS, millions of small business owners in America, including many Wyoming citizens, exemplify the freedom we enjoy as citizens of this great nation - the freedom to produce, to create wealth, to earn anhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/wyoming-paraeducator-week1.html2008-04-21T01:00:00 <h3>WYOMING PARAEDUCATOR WEEK<br /><br /></h3>    WHEREAS, Paraeducators within the state of Wyoming provide an invaluable service to our schools by assisting students with disabilities, working closely with at-risk students, guiding students in http://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/30.html2008-04-21T00:00:00 <div align="left"> <h3>RECORDS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT WEEK</h3> </div> <br />        WHEREAS, the Wyoming Chapter of ARMA and the Wyoming State Archives are celebrating Records and Information Management Week the week of April 21-2http://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/34.html2008-04-20T00:00:00 <h3>YOUTH TEMPERANCE EDUCATION WEEK</h3> <br />    WHEREAS, we wish to encourage our young people to take a stand, educate and enrich their lives by saying “No” to drugs, alcohol, and tobacco products; and<br /><br />    WHEREAS, the Wyoming mhttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/39.html2008-04-20T00:00:00 <h3> <span style="font-size: 13pt;"> <span style="">COWBOY POETRY WEEK</span> </span> </h3> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: 13pt;"> <span style="">    WHEREAS, throughout the history of the Americahttp://governor.wy.gov/proclamations/27.html2008-04-13T00:00:00 <h3> <b style=""> <span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: &quot;CG Times&quot;;">CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS WEEK</span> </b> <b> <span style="font-size: 11pt;"> <o:p> <br /> </o:p> </